There are thousands of miles of Hawthorn hedging in Britain & for many good reasons
- it is native, prickly, with pretty, profuse white flowers in May (hence its alternative name May Blossom) & loads of red hips, which are ideal bird food, in autumn. Hawthorn is commonly used in farm fields, it's also increasingly popular in a domestic setting as a single species hedge or as the majority species within a native mixed hedge & it has many wildlife qualities. White flowers produced. Flowers early March-late May & mid September-mid November. Grows 60-90cm per year. Supplied as 60-90cm bare roots.